Portrait Nico Ismaili

Nico Ismaili

Full Stack Developer
  July 29, 2000   +43 667 330 87 69   Vienna, Austria

  Experience

Full Stack Developer
AOEAug 2022  –  Present

Full-stack development across Go and JVM backend services, React/Next.js applications, and production operations. Joined through a paid backend development internship.

Backend, Frontend & Architecture

  • Developed REST and GraphQL API microservices with Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot, and Quarkus for app and web consumers
  • Owned ongoing maintenance and production support for multiple Next.js services and React applications
  • Designed and presented a white-label architecture while serving as deputy software architect
  • Developed telecommunications micro frontends using React Server Components and Next.js, and contributed to architecture and technology decisions
  • Delivered a B2B customer portal with integrated e-commerce functionality and an analytics dashboard
  • Built an international e-commerce solution with localized product catalogs using TypeScript, React, Tailwind CSS, and Next.js
  • Implemented the frontend for a RAG-based chatbot for the AOE Technology Radar
  • Used GitHub Copilot and agentic programming for AI-assisted development

DevOps & Infrastructure

  • Built and optimized GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment
  • Deployed and operated services on Kubernetes using Docker, AWS, and internal platform tooling
  • Monitored services and handled incidents using OpenTelemetry data, Kubernetes probes, and custom Grafana dashboards

Leadership & Team Development

  • Reviewed coding challenges, conducted technical interviews, and contributed to hiring decisions
  • Co-led weekly frontend community of practice sessions for cross-team knowledge sharing
  • Mentored a junior developer and onboarded new frontend developers
  • Facilitated sprint retrospectives as a substitute Scrum Master
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Full Stack Developer & UX Designer (Part-time)
FreelanceJan 2020  –  Present
  • Design and develop custom web applications for clients across multiple industries
  • Create visual assets for marketing materials
  • Manage client projects from acquisition through design, development, and delivery, including brand development
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Junior Frontend Developer (Working Student)
for suxessNov 2021  –  Jun 2022
  • Developed frontend features for a job board platform
  • Automated repetitive manual workflows
  • Built and maintained client websites and managed their content
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Junior Backend Developer & IT Administrator (Working Student)
AStA, Hochschule RheinMainOct 2020  –  Nov 2021
  • Built web applications with Spring Boot while managing student IT infrastructure
  • Served as Scrum Master in agile development projects
  • Automated routine processes with Python scripts and maintained SilverStripe-based websites
  • Designed interfaces for student services in Adobe XD and implemented them with Bootstrap and JavaScript
  • Managed server administration, digital signage systems, and hardware maintenance
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  Technologies

  Education

  Projects

psi-svg
Nov 2023  –  Jan 2024
  • Based on ankurparihar's readme-pagespeed-insights
  • Utilizes Google PageSpeed Insights' (previously Google Lighthouse) API to analyze a given websites performance
  • Domain driven design architecture
  • Implemented with TypeScript, NodeJS and the Express web app framework
  • Supports being run in the command line or started as a web server as a Docker container
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www.compressed.studio
Dec 2022  –  Mar 2023
  • Showreel website for a Film Studio based in Hamburg, Germany
  • Collaboration with the client to design initial mock-ups
  • Set up a headless WordPress instance
  • Configuration of custom content-types with the Advanced Custom Fields WordPress addon
  • Implementation of a dynamically customizable theme with TailwindCSS
  • Custom animations with pure CSS
  • Frontend development with Next.js and TypeScript
  • Responsive user experience on both mobile and desktop devices
  • Installation of a CD-pipeline in Netlify
  • Configured deployment triggers upon CMS updates via web-hooks
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www.julianscheinkoenig.de
Jul 2022  –  Sep 2022
  • Next.js TypeScript React application
  • Tailwind CSS styling
  • Content managed through headless WordPress
  • Configured Advanced Custom Fields Addon in WordPress a better UX
  • UX Design created based on a provided mood board
  • Responsive design for desktop and mobile screens
  • Hosted on Netlify platform
  • Set up CD pipeline and automatic contact form in Netlify
  • Automatic updates via webhooks from GitHub and WordPress
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Gremi-O-Mat
Sep 2020  –  Nov 2021
  • Inspired by the Wahl-O-Mat of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Custom CMS built from scratch with Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
  • Management of users, committees, and statements
  • Automatic email service for password reset and welcome emails
  • Implemented using Spring Boot & Thymeleaf; Built with Gradle

  Certificates

DDD Workshop
AOE AcademyNovember 30, 2023
  • Overview of Domain-Driven Design
  • Application architecture
  • Design patterns and building blocks
  • Hands-on examples
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Kubernetes 101
AOE AcademyFebruary 14, 2024
  • Overview of Kubernetes ecosystem, concepts, and architecture
  • Installation and configuration of Kubernetes clusters
  • Deployment and management of applications on Kubernetes
  • Networking, load balancing, and high availability patterns
  • Security features, secret management, and backup strategies
  • Setting up logging, monitoring, alerting, and tracing
  • Utilization of metrics for cluster and application monitoring
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OWASP Training
AOE AcademySeptember 21, 2021
  • Understanding all 10 attack vectors
  • Legal consequences of selected vectors
  • Correct responses after a security vulnerability is detected
  • Hands-On: Guided penetration testing and hacking into dedicated insecure applications
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Scrum Course
AOE AcademySeptember 15, 2022
  • Overview of Scrum theory and practices
  • Values and principles of agile culture
  • Scrum roles, artifacts & events
  • Agile estimation
PDF
Minecraft4Scrum
CapgeminiJuly 14, 2021
  • The Agile Manifesto and the 12 Agile Principles
  • Iterative, incremental approach in software development
  • The pillars of the Scrum framework
  • The Scrum flow including its roles, events, and artifacts
  • Practical "hands-on" work in Scrum teams Minecraft sessions building virtual worlds in multiple 15 min sprints
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  Languages

  •  German
    C2
  •  English
    C2
  •  French
    B2
  •  Spanish
    A1

  Volunteer Work

Student Advisor
Hochschule RheinMainAug 2020  –  May 2021

Providing support and serving as a point of contact for an international student.

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Editor & 2D Animator
Förderverein Diesterwegschule e.V.Oct 2020  –  Mar 2021

Editing and 2D animation for an internal film project about the importance of volunteering.

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Set Designer & Builder
Wiesbaden Performing Arts CenterAug 2021  –  Jun 2021

Assisting the production of "The Tin Woman".

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  Interests

  • 3D-Printing
  • Photography
  • Guitar
  • Automation